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A female Para athlete competing in the shot put

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Paris 23: Elizabeth Gomes' secret recipe takes her to top of podium again

Brazilian adds shot put world title to her impressive medal tally, Hollie Arnold takes fifth gold at Worlds and Breanna Clark smashes world record

A man in a racing wheelchair celebrating

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Paris 23: Terrific Tuesday for Thailand and Townsend

Thai wheelchair racers Rattana and Paeyo break back to back world records and USA high jumper saves best for last on day four in the French capital

A female long jumper landing on the sand box

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Paris 23: Turner and Zubkovska retain their crowns on day four

Ukrainian long jumper takes her fifth world title while Australian sprinter bags third consecutive gold in the men's 400m in the morning session

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Paris 23: Debutant Amaris Sofia Vazquez inspired by idol Fleur Jong

Teenage long jumper Vazquez made her World Championship debut competing against her idol Jong, who had some important words of advice for the Puerto Rican

A male wheelchair racer running in front of the crowd

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Paris 23: Schaefer and Bo set new world records, Hug flies to gold

Swiss Silver Bullet amazes the crowd with impressive performance in the 5000m T54 in an evening sessions with 12 world champions crowned

Three female athletes with prosthetic legs jumping

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Paris 23: Fleur Jong completes her gold collection

Dutch star takes her first long jump world title while Catherine Debrunner picks gold in her return to the city where she won the Laureus Awards

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Paris 23: Mexico’s Rosa Maria Guerrero makes her mark

Two years after winning bronze on her Paralympic debut, Mexico’s Maria Guerrero claimed her maiden world title in Paris

Three female athletes running with a frame on the track

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Top three tips to get started in frame running from new world champion Strong

Newly-crowned Australian women’s 100m T72 world champion wants to inspire more athletes to take up frame running

A female frame runner ahead of two competitors

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Paris 23: Strong and Drysdale crowned T72 world champions

Bulgaria’s Ruzhdi Ruzhdi sets first world record of the World Championships in the men’s shot put F55

A female long jumper landing on a sand box

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Paris 23: Mirzayorova beats Paralympic champion, Tlili extends domination

Colombia takes first one-two podium of the World Championships and Mexico bags the other gold of the morning session in the Charlety Stadium

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Paris 23 World Championships to crown 11 world champions on Sunday

Tunisia’s Raoua Tlili is among the reigning Paralympic champions taking part on the first day of competition at the World Championships

Wheelchair racer Catherine Debrunner celebrates winning with her fist raised in the air

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Paris 23 Worlds: Wheelchair racing sensation Catherine Debrunner aims to shine

Two months after winning the prestigious Laureus Award in Paris, Switzerland’s Catherine Debrunner returns to the city to compete at the Para Athletics World Championships

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Paris 23: Where to watch!

Para Athletics World Championships to be broadcast live in over 50 territories across all continents

Fifteen athletes and officials pose for a photograph

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Paris ready to make history at Para Athletics World Championships

More than 1,300 athletes from 107 nations to compete in the first edition to be held in the Paralympic host city one year before the Games

A male long jumper lands his jump at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

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French long jumper Assoumani ready for "most exciting" World Championships in history

France's five-time Paralympian Arnaud Assoumani says, "It’s going to be the first time we will have so many people in the crowd, assisting and cheering for French athletes while also discovering Para sport."